Poll workers are needed at voting locations throughout Riverside County for the Nov. 4 consolidated general election. No experience is required and training will be provided by the Registrar of Voters office. Poll workers may earn up to $125 as precinct inspectors or $90 as precinct officers.

Approximately 876,000 sample ballots and information pamphlets started going out to Riverside County voters today (Sep. 25) for the consolidated general election on Nov. 4. About half will be mailed initially, with the remainder sent by early next week

Want to find a new way to compost your food waste into nutrient rich amendment for your garden? Learn to put worms to work through a composting method called vermicomposting – the process of using worms and associated organisms to break down organic waste into material containing nutrients for plant growth. Volunteer master composters will offer a special presentation on vermicomposting to teach county residents how to set up, build, care for, and harvest castings and worms.

The Riverside County Waste Management Department has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday (Sept. 20) in Beaumont at the Lamb Canyon Landfill, starting at 9 a.m. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents.

A heat warning is being issued across Riverside County as temperatures are expected to climb to well into the triple digits through the weekend (Sep 12-14). Cool centers in the affected areas are open to provide relief to residents.

The Riverside County Waste Management Department has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection on Saturday (Sept. 13) in Temecula at the former city hall parking lot, starting at 9 a.m. The collection is open to all Riverside County residents.

The Boards of Supervisors for Riverside and San Bernardino counties will meet in joint session Tuesday (9/16) to discuss issues that face both counties, from the changing health-care system to a shift that sends more state prison inmates and parolees to counties for local supervision.